New make up geek colours!

Four new Make Up Geek (MUG) colours arrived into my life this weekend! I ordered a few colours and a Z palette for my mum to try and decided to add a few more to my collection. I mean, it would be rude not to as been as the parcel was coming all the way from America haha.

I have been trying to expand out with my colour range as I seem to have loads of blues and nude colours. I decided on Chickadee, Prom Night, Poison Ivy  and Burlesque.

As you can see below, I had a mix of the old and new style packaging in my order. The new style is the one with the lines and the older style is the swirls.

(far left Poison Ivy, 

top middle Burlesque, 

far right Prom Night, 

bottom middle Chickadee)

A little bit about the colours: (www.makeupgeek.com)
Chickadee is a Matte Yellow Orange shade.
Poison Ivy in a shimmery medium green
Burlesque is a metallic muted burgundy with warm undertones (and is my favourite out of the four)
Prom Night is a pale purple with hints of grey and a shimmery finish
                                                                

Below is a swatch of a four colours. I have to admit, if them all, chickadee seemed to have the least pigment. For the other three I just has to run my finger in them once to get the colour swatch you can see. With chickadee I had to rub it three or four times to get the colour and it isn't that intense. But to be far I see a lot of people use this as a transitioning colour so I'll see how I get on with it when I d a make up look. 

(With Flash.

Left to Right:

Chickadee

Prom Night

Burlesque

Poison Ivy)

(Without Flash.

Left to Right:

Chickadee

Prom Night

Burlesque

Poison Ivy)

First impressions:

I love Burlesque. Out of all four this is my favourite. It's so deep and instese. Poison Ivy has so really nice undertones and I think is going to be really beautiful on as I have a touch of green in my eyes. I really like Prom Night, but I'm not sure how it's going to look on me. And finally, Chickadee. This was the colour I was most looking forward to as its so different to anything else I own. The pigment wasn't a strong as I was hoping so fingers crossed it doesn't let me down when to comes to make up looks  

Short a sweet blog post today my lovelies. Cannot wait to start creating some new looks with these colours and those already in my palette! 

DLJ

Xoxo

2014 favorites

Really, this has got to be the last week we can possibly look back on 2014 without it being overkill. 

I wanted to quickly run through some of my favorite products from 2014. I ave tried to pull together a range of products that will enable you to have a reasonably full face, primer, foundation, powder and eye liner. Almost there :)

Starting with the base...

Primer

My favorite primer from this year has to be the Laura Mercier Foundation Primer. There are a few primers in the range that include mineral, oil free, hydrating, radiance and so on.

The one I have been using is the ... Primer 

You can pick up a 50ml bottle for £29.00 from John Lewis, which I think is good value. 50ml is quite a large bottle 

http://www.johnlewis.com/laura-mercier-foundation-primer-radiance-bronze-50ml/p843389

Foundation

I have tried so many foundations including Bobbi Brown, Estee Lauder, BareMinerals etc and always seem to come back to Boots No7 Beautifully Matte foundation. I am their lightest shade, 43 Calico. 

I really struggle to find a matte, long lasting foundation that is actually pale enough for my skin, and No7 seems to be the only one I can find that ticks all of the boxes. It is also a steal at just £13.50 per bottle. 

Even though this is a really, REALLY reasonably priced foundation, I don't have any issues with breakouts. I have to be so careful with what I put on my skin or I just get covered in spots. 

If you're looking a cheap and cheerful, then I would defiantly recommend this foundation. 

http://www.boots.com/en/No7-Beautifully-Matte-Foundation_1273293/

Powder 

This year I started using the Shu Uemura Matte Face Powder. I have pretty oily skin, so it takes a lot of effort for a powder to keep me from looking shiney and greasy. This powder lasts me around three quarters of the day, which to be honest, I'm pretty happy with. Of course, this totally depends on what I'm doing for day. If I'm hiking or running then as to be expected, it's not going to last as well. But for my normal day - to - day activities I've really enjoyed using this and will defiantly purchase again. 

Price is £27.00 

http://www.shuuemura.co.uk/makeup/face/powders/face-powder-matte

Eye liner 

 

This is a new product I started using just before Christmas and Oh My God. I love it is so much. I have tried SO many eye liners, gels and liquids, and this is by far my favorite of them all. I don't even know if I'll bother buying anything else again!? (Okay, maybe a bit of an over statement, but you get the picture) 

So my new found love is the Chanel Ecriture De Chanel eyeliner pen effortless definition. I have mine in Noir, but it also comes in Brun.

When people see Chanel, they automatically think that it's going to be super expensive, but this eye liner is a mer £27, which isn't far off what you would pay at say Benefit or Bobbi Brown. So for something this amazing, it really isn't that expensive. 

And I'm serious here, if there is 1 product you go out and buy after reading this blog, it is this eye liner. It's so smooth and easy to apply, it is a pure pleasure to use. 

http://www.debenhams.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/prod_10701_10001_123152108999?CMP=SSH&tmcampid=28&tmad=c&sku=7772456&ci_src=18615224&ci_sku=7772456&ds_e_ad_type=pla&gclid=CjwKEAiA28ilBRCy5cXrgtfTxTISJABgX7E2UlQLlRmRlHZvbF2QpvV9gi1KiijwdBl4Sh90nve7CRoCpAfw_wcB

Eye Shadows

My favorite eye shadows from 2014 have to be the Make Up Geek shadows. They give amazing colour and just so cheap. I don't even know how its possible for such an amazing product to be so cheap, but it is and I love it. 

At the moment, my set is looking pretty empty, and why? Because if I order these to the UK I get hit with massive handling fess from Royal Mail and customs charges :( And I know, the product is so cheap that it kind of makes it a normal price product with all the extras, so why am I complaining. Just because it makes me angry that I have to pay extra, and it takes some of the amazing-ness away from how cheap and cheerful these amazing eye shadows are. Royal Mail, you ruin Make Up Geek for me! How do you sleep at night?! 

http://www.makeupgeek.com/

Happy shopping my lovelies, and don't forget to let me know if you try any of these products based on my recommendations. I love to hear how you have got on with them and what you think! 

DLJ

Xoxo